1 month to go! OOT bag questions

melmac26

I can't believe a month from now the wedding is HAPPENING! VERY excited!!
I have a couple questions for you ladies who know a thing or 2 about filling welcome bags. We are using Foodland reusable bags for the OOT bag. Then I wanted to add some snacks, waters, wailua sodas, map, itinerary, directions, postcards....But I wanted to see if things like beach towels or trinkets are at all sold at Costco in bulk? Or did you go to Target, or the swap meet? Where did you find some of the non food items to make your bag/basket more special & cute? Ideas & locations are welcome!! Need some help so we can make the best use of our run around time the Saturday after we arrive!
Thanks girls!

fabutan

We ended up filling our OOT bags with mostly snacks from Costco (chocolates, macadamia nuts, dried mango, wailua soda, maui chips) and map/itinerary.  I found that was more than enough to fill the bags without miscellaneous items, which guests potentially wouldn't use.  Most of our guests were quite organized with what they wanted to do and had lots of travel info beforehand (or from the airport), so we didn't want to waste more paper than necessary.  They loved getting some Hawaiian souvenirs and snacks!  I wouldn't recommend getting beach towels for guests, just because that gives them one more bulky item to carry home.  The Foodland reusable bags are CUTE!!  

RiverChick

Yep, we got all the snacks from Costco.  I brought the bags and chapsticks with my labels in my luggage along with the koozie cups I had personalized.  I just bought popcorn and water bottles at Costco to put inside along with a welcome letter that I made.  I also included some booklets I picked up at the airport to throw in there too.  I didn't go too overboard, but all the guests loved them.

The Foodland bags are a great idea, but when I was there the foodland bags looked kind of plain and boring.  Although I got married in Kauai, the Walmart had some nice recyclable bags that were cute, as did another store (I can't remember the name)

Tanq&Tonic

We used the blue spam musubi foodland bags...they were a big hit! The selection of bag designs varies by store and island though. Another knot tie bought them for us on Oahu and shipped them to me (because I wanted that specific design). We filled ours with food and drinks from Costco, printed welcome packet, homemade ziplock baggie of advil/bug wipes/sunscreen wipes, and a mug. The advil and wipes were ordered on amazon, and the mugs were $1.88 from Walmart. We put one per bag/family.

kimmykupcakes

For non-food items for cheap, the ABC stores are great.

jackcody

Here's a page from our bio that breaks down what we got where for the best prices.

http://jackcodywedding.weebly.com/welcome-bags.html

melmac26

Can I just say THANK YOU!! You are all so wonderful & helpful This was something I knew would be fine, but I worry & want to make the best use of our time while shopping for these things. THANK YOU THANK YOU!